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Hank is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Henry. Henry itself comes from the Old French Henri, ultimately from the Germanic Heimirich/Heinrich, meaning "home ruler." In English-speaking countries, Hank has long been used as an informal or stand-alone given name, and it sometimes appears as a surname in rare cases.

Notable real people named Hank include Hank Aaron (1934–2021), an American Hall of Fame baseball player who

In fiction and popular culture, Hank is a common character name. Examples include Hank Hill from King

held
the
career
records
for
runs
batted
in
and
home
runs
at
various
times;
Hank
Williams
(1923–1953),
a
foundational
American
country
musician;
Hank
Williams
Jr.
(born
1949),
his
son
and
a
prominent
musician;
Hank
Azaria
(born
1964),
an
American
actor
and
voice
actor;
and
Hank
Green
(born
1980),
an
American
entrepreneur
and
science
communicator.
of
the
Hill;
Hank
Scorpio
from
The
Simpsons;
Hank
Moody
from
Californication;
Hank
Pym,
the
Marvel
Comics
genius
who
becomes
Ant-Man;
Hank
McCoy
(Beast)
from
X-Men;
and
Hank
Schrader
from
Breaking
Bad.